Perth 2013 - Day 1 - Touch down!

Good mate! It was the last trip of 2013 and my third trip within the 3 months -  really great to be visiting the down under during summer - I really love summers to winters as I love the sun, the sea and of course, I love to pack light. 

It was a super last minute trip which started planning only after my Taiwan trip - The Christmas season was a headache for us since it was almost like a shut-down country in Australia. For this trip, we flew by Scoots and well, it was not that bad for the 5 hours plus journey. Flying a noon-flight would mean that we reached the airport in the evening. After check out, we took a shuttle bus from the International Airport (T1) to the Domestic Airport (T3) to catch the bus connecting to the city. It costed AUD15 per person while the cab will cost around AUD50. Check this website for more information as there are timings to look out for. Even though you have planned the stop to alight, do ask the driver for instructions. He recommended us an easier and faster way which deferred from our itinerary. 

With the dropoff at WA Museum, Beaufort Street, we walked past the Perth underground station. Our hotel - Hotel Ibis - is located along Murray Street. As it was a Friday that we reached, the place was quite crowded with some night life going on (As most know, most shops in Perth are closed at 5 or 6pm depending). After checking, we went to Fast Eddy's cafe for dinner. It is located along Murray Street as well, 4 mins walk, direction away from William street.

For Fast Eddy's is open 24 hours which is great. Please note that there is a take away 'shop' besides the cafe. As we did not know about that, we stepped into the 'take-away' and ordered our food. Burgers, chips and shakes on the menu. After ordering and waiting for our food, we realised the cafe was just next door. It was too late and we were not allowed to get into the cafe for the dinner - I guess is due to the price difference. But overall experience was fine - it was like those English movies where the drivers would stop over at a kiosk for a bite. Overall, the burgers were yummy and we could not finish the fries as the portion was huge and I guess we were tired for more food.

Back to hotel for a shower and a night rest - Tomorrow will be a long day - an exciting day to look forward to. 

The plane view, Perth Underground Station, Fast Eddy's

Address:
Hotel Ibis -
334 Murray St, Perth WA 6000, Australia
Fast Eddy's -
454 Murray St, Perth WA 6000, Australia

I miss Travelling!

August is here – seven months has passed for Year 2013. Time really flies. These seven months had been stressful and dull. Not much of a personal life, no overseas trips. Due to the current project I am working on, I am not able to travel overseas (even to Malaysia) for one year. I've got to stay contactable for 24/7. Remembering last National Day, I took my last long well-deserved flight to Vancouver with Random W and BFF W to look for Random Ad. An almost two-week break before the project kicked start in late September. I wish I can fly right now! 

I desperately need a break – a long well-deserved (at least I think I deserve it) break, away from Singapore, away from office, away from work. Not a long one, but I am looking forward to the short Bali trip (that is in the process of planning) in end October. I want to sit in an aeroplane and fly to somewhere, just to relax (oh, it’s hard when there are many activities in place) and enjoy myself. I just want to stay non-contactable – technology has indirectly making us work more than we should be doing. I know is hard as we will tend to surf the internet and get hook to social media to update our lives or see updates of our friends. I remembered my previous trip to Ho Chi Minh. My sim card got locked and I was not able to use it. Thus, I was being ‘forced’ to de-tech for the five days. Instead of feeling lost, I actually felt great - Able to enjoy every second in HCM instead of spending some in the technology world. 

I guess I am working to earn my travel fare so that I can travel out to enjoy my life, to experience the different cultures, to see the things we do not get to see in Singapore. Not that I do not enjoy life in Singapore, not that I have visited the whole of Singapore. But I guess, the cheap thrill of taking the aeroplane, flying above the clouds and holding on to a different currency made a difference. Oh well, but the “staying away from the family and the comfortable bed” still make me feel homesick. Ad well, I get to appreciate Singapore more when I’m home after a long overseas trip. I still love Singapore after all! I  DEEPLY miss travelling!

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